The news came down late Tuesday in the Windy City: Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is guilty of lying to federal agents, but the judge overseeing the case will be declaring a mistrial on the 23 outstanding verdicts that did …
That’s the conclusion of Laura Vanderkam, who notes that there are 21 million acres of grass in the U.S. that wouldn’t exist without the aid of human labor, water supplies, and pesticides. (Via USA Today)
For weeks, there’s been talk about BP finally completing the relief well at the bottom of the ocean. But now there’s news that the final stages of the relief effort may not happen until September. So why the multi-month delay? …
While you were at the beach this weekend, two of the most iconic athletes competing today had bona fide meltdowns.
It’s not every day that Google makes a mistake (in fact, we’re hard-pressed to think of another major product mistake made by the company), but as of Jan. 1, 2011, Google Wave will be no more. (via Techland)
Late Friday night, Senator Ben Nelson announced he would be going against his Democratic colleagues and voting against Elena Kagan’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Is he preparing to bail on the party altogether? (via Swampland)
The well has been capped 5,000 feet down. The surface oil is disappearing. Is it really time to roll up the cleanup? (via Ecocentric)
In yet another surprising twist to the 33-year-old case, Swiss officials have rejected a request by the U.S. government to extradite movie director Roman Polanski. Arrested in September, under house arrest since December, …
The World Cup has come and gone, but the soccer euphoria doesn’t have to end. (via TIME)
The whole world will be watching when Spain takes on the Netherlands in 30 minutes (kickoff scheduled for 2:30 p.m. EST). Soccer guru Tony Karon breaks down the match, in a search for who to root for. (via The World Cup Blog)